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December 6, 2002
Capitol
Steps Come to MHC December 12
WFCR (88.5 FM), public
radio for western New England and a National Public Radio affiliate,
will present the zany music and satire of the Capitol Steps Thursday,
December 12, at 8 pm in Mary Woolley Hall's Chapin Auditorium.
The musical comedy troupe is composed of Congressional staffers-turned-comedians
who satirize the people and places that once employed them. The
group's performance is sponsored by Mount Holyoke. Proceeds
from the event benefit the programs and services of public radio
station WFCR.
The Capitol Steps
were born in 1981 when a trio of staffers for Senator Charles
Percy were planning entertainment for a holiday party. Digging
into the headlines of the day, the troupe created song parodies
and skits that conveyed a special brand of satirical humor. The
group went on to record more than twenty-one albums and to be
seen in more than 500 live performances across the country per
year, including an off-Broadway stint last summer. The Capitol
Steps have been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and perform
four times a year on NPR in their "Politics Takes a Holiday"
special.
Tickets for the Capitol
Steps are general admission and are priced from $20 to $50. Producer's
Circle tickets include a preperformance reception catered by the
Blue Heron Restaurant. Tickets may be purchased through the UMass
Fine Arts Center box office at 545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS. Tickets
may also be purchased online at www.wfcr.org.
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